Finger Caddy is the snacking accessory Jeff Bezos needs
For a few bucks, you too can keep the orange Cheetos gunk off your fingers.
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Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos posted on Instagram that he had gross orange Cheetos gunk on his fingers.
Jeff Bezos has quite a record for entrepreneurial activity: first Amazon , then Blue Origin, then The Washington Post. Maybe the next business venture for Bezos should be sinking $15 into a Kickstarter project to improve snacking hygiene.
On Tuesday, Bezos posted a photo of his orange-stained fingertips on Instagram . "I know... but god I love Cheetos," he confessed.
The Finger Caddy may sound silly, but it could help Jeff Bezos keep his electronics tidy when indulging in junk food.
On Thursday his salvation emerged: the Finger Caddy, a "smart snack assistant" that looks like a pair of big tweezers attached to a ring. You can use them to grab potato chips, cookies, chocolate-covered pretzels, nachos and yes, Cheetos. Early birds will pay $15 for a set of nine when the gizmos arrive on Kickstarter.
"Once worn on the finger, both the ring attachment and the Finger Caddy grabber can easily rotate to provide a full range of motion. This flexibility allows the user to make adjustments on-the-fly as she goes from eating a chip to tapping on her smartphone screen repeatedly," Finger Caddy said. Sounds like just the thing for a globe-trotting high-tech executive who wants to keep run multibillion-dollar tech companies without getting crumbs in the keyboard.
Preorders begin Tuesday, June 12, Finger Caddy said. The gadgets are scheduled to ship in September.
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